Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment to approved application 25/02792/FU4 (Erection of three-storey extension to the existing Kepier School building, detached external dining shelter, and creation of additional parking spaces to accommodate new teaching staff.) for; Internal alterations to the layout of the main extension, ground floor window WG.0.01 on the south elevation to be reduced in size, double doors to be introduced to the north elevation to provide the required fire exit, window and curtain walling alterations, dining shelter amendment to reflect the appearance of the existing, Proposed student footpath to be realigned, Existing parking bays adjacent to the EV charging bays to be re-lined to provide accessible parking spaces closer to the school entrance. The accessible bays shown in the originally approved location will therefore be amended to standard parking bays.
- Received
- 20 August 2026
- Decided
- 18 September 2026 · Approved
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 4 October 2026
- Council
- Sunderland City Council
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided18 Sep
Decided in 29 days
This is a planning application for an extension at Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH. Sunderland has handled 2,229 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Sunderland's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 145 applications in total for the DH4 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202620 Aug
Non-Material Amendment to approved application 25/02792/FU4
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment26/01810/AM1 - 202620 Aug
Non Material Amendment to approved application 25/02793/FU4
ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongside26/01811/AM1
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Apr
Partial discharge of condition 24 (SuDs verification) attached to 25/02792/FU4
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00968/DIS - 202627 Apr
Discharge of condition 4 (phase 2 report) attached to 25/02792/FU4
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00932/DIS - 202627 Apr
Discharge of condition 4 (phase II) attached to 25/02793/FU4
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00933/DIS - 202627 Apr
Discharge of condition 5 (remediation) attached to 25/02793/FU4
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00957/DIS - 202627 Apr
Discharge of condition 5 (Remediation) attached to 25/02792/FU4
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00966/DIS
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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